BEAN, Roy Eugene
(Service number 2/2049)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Loan Company, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | P.E Bean (father), Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 June 1917 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Underhill Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Roy Bean was the son of Paul Eugene and Ida Bean of Little River
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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